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Poirier may ‘never fight at 155 pounds again’ after ‘underperforming’ at UFC 269, angles Nate Diaz bout

UFC 269 was a forgettable night for Dustin Poirier, to say the least. For the second time in his noteworthy career, the 32-year-old Lafayette native failed at his bid to a UFC world title by losing in the exact same manner.

Now nearly a week off that night, “The Diamond” remains visibly distraught, and understandably so. But he still appeared on a recent episode of The MMA Hour to share some of his post-fight thoughts.

“Losing sucks, especially title fights. When everything felt good, had a great camp, great weight cut. Losing always sucks, but I feel like maybe underperforming hurts worse than a loss,” Poirier told Ariel Helwani.